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Porsche Cayenne gts porsche design edition 3 vs Porsche Macan: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Porsche Cayenne gts porsche design edition 3
88%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Porsche Macan
92%
MOT pass rate · 37,639 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Porsche Cayenne gts porsche design edition 3 (88%) and Porsche Macan (92%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Porsche Cayenne gts porsche design edition 3 Porsche Macan
MOT pass rate 88% 92% ✓
MOT failure rate 12% 8% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 0.9 0.8 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 4%
Average mileage 76,902 mi 50,555 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 37,639

Most common faults

Porsche Cayenne gts porsche design edition 3

  1. Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
  2. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. engine covers fitted
  4. under trays fitted
  5. Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
  6. Nearside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to the legal limit edge (4.1.E.1)

Porsche Macan

  1. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  6. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Porsche Cayenne gts porsche design edition 3 (88%) and Porsche Macan (92%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Porsche Cayenne gts porsche design edition 3 report Full Porsche Macan report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.